Though open to students in any major or school, LIBA 497: Capstone Studies is the course used primarily by students majoring in the College of Liberal Arts to satisfy the University Core Curriculum’s Category D: Synthesis requirement. (The exceptions are students being certified in secondary education, who will satisfy Synthesis when they take Education 448.) Most students will take the course in their senior year, when they will be able to choose among a variety of topics offered by instructors from several different disciplines. This site is designed to assist students in choosing the topic of greatest interest and value to themselves.

All sections of LIBA 497 will conform to the following catalog description:

LIBA 497: Capstone Studies—3 credit hours. A senior-level seminar designed for the Synthesis category of the University Core Curriculum. Topics will change from semester to semester, but each offering will encourage students to draw on their educational experiences to develop interdisciplinary responses to a problem or issue in contemporary life. Open to students in any major or school. Prerequisite: senior standing or consent of instructor.

Instructors who are teaching sections of the course have written brief descriptions of the topics they have selected and the approaches they plan to use. Descriptions are arranged by section number. Further information is available from each instructor at the phone number or address listed at the end of his/her description. Information about the program as a whole is available from Robert West, Capstone Director, at 812/461-5209 or rwest.

Fall 2009 Semester

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51656	Racism in America	MWF	9-9:50	Hart, B
52154	Literary Perceptions of Latin America History	MWF	9-9:50	Huerta, T
51657	Philosophy of Communication	TR	9-10:15	West, R
51658	Memory & the Creative Mind	TR	10:30-11:45	Evey, J
51665	Utopia	TR	1:30-2:45	Grow, M
51666	Silk Road: East & West, Then & Now	TR	3-4:15	Poston, V
51667	First World War	T	6-8:45	Uebelhor, T
52223	Family Matters	MWF	1-1:50	Hoeness-Krupsaw, S
51668	Subs & Modern Culture	TBA	WEB	Herring, D

 

Spring 2010 Semester

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10702	Alchemy, Magic, & Mysticism	MW	3-4:15	Mackay, C
10704	Hawaii/New Zealand	MWF	10-10:50	Spencer, S
10705	Great Depression	MWF	12-12:50	Lynn, D
10706	Memory & The Creative Mind	TR	10:30-11:45	Kinkade, J
10707	Human Interaction	TR	1:30-2:45	Statham, A
10703	Art & Diversity / 20th	MW	4:30-5:45	Skoglund, M
10708	First World War	T	6-8:45	Uebelhor, T
10709	Philosophy of Communication	R	6-8:45	Dalton, E
10710	Subs & Modern Culture		TBA	Herring, D
10711	The Book		TBA	Hunt, T

 

Summer 2010 Semester

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Summer I
30239	Hawaii/New Zealand	MTWRF	8-9:50	Spencer, S
30240	First World War	MTWRF	10-11:50	Rode, S
Summer II
30242	Viet Nam	MTWRF	10-11:50	Pease, R
30243	First World War	MTWRF	12-1:50	Uebelhor
Summer III
30320	Psyche in Literature	MTWRF	10-11:50	Reid, N
30244	Alchemy, Magic, & Mysticism	7/20-7/21/2009 TW 7/22-8/2/2009 8/3-8/20/2009 MTWRF	7/20-7/21/2009 10-11:50 7/22-8/2/2009 Off-campus 8/3-8/20/2009 10-11:50	Aakhus, P
Web Course
30241	The Book	WEB	TBA	Hunt, T